durlacher



(N0 Model.)

J. F. DURLAGHER.

NEGKTIE HOLDER.

No.. 543,928. Patented Aug. 6, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFI'C-E.

JONAS F. DURLAOHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNQR TO-WI-LLIAM. DREIER AND FLORENCE DURLACHER, OF SAME PLACE.

NECKTlE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,928, dated August 6,1895.

Applioatiomfiled April 8, 1895. Serial No. 544, (No model-l To all whom; it may-concern;

Be it knownthat I, J ONAS F. DURLAOHER, a

V citizen of the United States, and a resident of this specification.

My invention relates to clasps for wearingapparel and more particularly to means for fastening and holding in position any kindof neckties, scarfs, or'cravatsin general use. Its object is to securely retain the necktie by attaching it to the bosom of the shirt and at the same time to permit of the amount of movement incident to a persons' stooping or regaining an upright position without disarranging the necktie, and furthermore to afford the convenience of being able to make use of .either'one of the buttonholes found on the shirt-bosom, or to make use of a stud or button, to which'the device embodying my invention may be attached.

My invention comprises a strip of elastic material provided at one end with a clasp having a rigid and pointed hook, and at the other with a clasp having a pivoted or swiveled hook formed with its end bent at right angles to itself. The rigid hook is for the purpose of securing the necktie-holder to the necktie, scarf, or cravat, and the swiveled hook is for the purpose of attaching it to the shirtfront or bosom by being slipped into a convenient buttonhole, or if there is a button or stud by being placed around the same.

In the, accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view of thenecktie-holder. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the clasp, showing more particularly the swiveled hook and also the means used for attaching the clasp to the strip of elastic material. Fig. 4: is an enlarged view of a claspblank before it is bent up. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a modified form of clasp. Fig.

6 is a view in perspective of another modified form of the necktie-holder.

A suitable length of elastic web material,

such as rubber or rubber cloth A is provided, and to one end is attached the metal clasp B, which is formed with the teeth'b, by clamping the said teeth'togeth'er while the end of theelastic material is between them, whereby 5 it may be securely held by the clasp. To the middle of the clasp B is riveted or otherwise atttached a hook'O, also of metal, and shaped substantially as shown and provided with a sharp point 0. This hook will be hereinafter r-o referred to as the rigid hookin contradistinctionto the hook at the other end, which is swiveled and adapted to revolve. At the other end of the strip of elastic material is a clasp D, with-teeth-d, similar inshape and material to the clasp B, but having a hook E pivoted or swiveled in-such a manner as to admit of free rotation. It is shaped substantially as shown, with ahead e, its point a being turned at right angles to itself and may be rounded or blunted.

The method of putting the swivel-hook into the clasp is as follows: An aperture slightly larger than the diameter of the hook is made in the bend of the clasp, thehook passed 7 5 through it point first, and the strip placedin position and held by squeezing together the teeth d. As shown in Fig. 3, the head e, being larger than the aperture, will prevent the hook from being drawn out and is in turn prevented from being pushed in by the material of the strip which ends close to the said head. The point e is turned or bent at right angles, forming a sort of spiral which admits of its' introduction into a buttonhole with the greatest ease, at the same time lesseningthe probability of its being accidentally disengaged from the buttonhole, its blunted point preventing anyinj cry to the garment. The purpose of swiveling this hook is not only that of go ease in manipulation Where a buttonhole is involved, but also that it may be used where there is a button or stud, around whose stem it may readily and rapidly be placed. When the swivel-hook is used in abuttonhole it may 5 be passed through both'the upper and the under buttonhole and thereby serve as a de- I vice for holding the shirt frontstogether.

As shown in Fig. 4, the ends I) of the clasp are out in, as at 19 so that when the metal is bent up along, the line 12 there maybe no sharpend which might cut or otherwise injure the apparel.

I have embodied my invention in the abovedescribed device, but I do not desire to restrict myself to the specific construction shown, for to attain the object of securely fastening the strip by elastic material to the clasps B and D, instead of forming them with teeth, as in Figures 1 and 3, which, by being slightly turned inward and then squeezed against the teeth lying beneath them, will hold the strip firmly, I may, as shown in Fig. 5, shape the clasp with only a single tooth, as at F, carried by a cross-piece G, and leave the part g without teeth, relying on the edge of the metal of the clasp to bear on theyielding material of the strip A when the two sides are forced together. I, however, prefer the former method as being quite simple and yet fulfilling the requirements involved. I have shown in Fig. 4 the preferred form of clasp, which has certain advantages to be hereinafter fully described, but I do not restrict myself thereto. Furthermore, I may substitute a rigid hook to take the place of the swiveled hook E, for although the swiveled hook is more convenient in operation, as it may be more easily introduced into the buttonhole, the same object may be attained by a rigid hook. Another modification of my invention resides in making the hook E with a long shank, as in Fig. 6, and passing it through the end of the strip of flexible material and doubling the said end in the manner shown. This In adjusting the points of attachment there must of necessity be some judgment used, so that neither too great a strain be put upon the elastic nor too little. It will be found that the sharp-pointed hook Will also hold the ends of the necktie together if passed through them both, and this will tend to preserve the shape of the knot of the cravat at the collar.

What I claim is- As a new article of manufacture, a strip of elastic material provided at one end with a metallic clasp and a sharpened and rigid hook, and atthe other end with a swivel hook formed with an end bent at right angles with itself, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JONAS F. DURLACHER.

Witnesses:

A. N. J ESBERA, E. M. SHUsTER. 

